“The Nature of God: Spirit, All Present, All Powerful”

“The Nature of God: Spirit, All Present, All Powerful”

Various Scriptures / July 27, 2024

A. Spirit God exists without body or material and cannot be contained

1. God is to be spirit (Jn 4:24)
2. He is (Co 1:15 / I Tim 1:17)
3. What about places in Scripture where God is seen?

• • Theophanies, most likely (Gn 18 / Ex 3:2 / 14:19)
  • Sightings of God’s (Moses, Stephen, John in Rv 4)
  • “ has seen God at any time” (Jn 1:18 / I Jn 4:12) / I Ti 6:16)

4. In Jesus is the of God (Jn 1:18 / 14:9 / C 1:19, 2:9 / H 1: 3)
5. God existing as spirit sets the stage for understanding many of His revealed attributes (see diagram)

B. Omnipresent God is all present in all places at all times

1. God the heavens and the earth (Jer 23:23,24 / I K 8:27)
2. God all things in all places (Pr 15:3 / 2 Chr 16:9a / Hb 4:13)
3. There is we can go that God is not there (Ps 139:5-10)
4. The Lord is to all who call on Him (Ps 145:18)

C. Omnipotent Can do anything at any time consistent w/ His character

1. Making it personal

• • Three questions —
    (1) What traces of God’s power have I seen at work in my life and in my interactions with people in the past month?
    (2) What kinds of limitations do I put upon God?
    (3) Is the God of my daily life & ministry a powerful God, or have I left the God of Elijah enclosed in the pages of Scripture?
  • The God of Elijah (I Ki 18:20-39)

2. The name of the omnipotent God

• • El Shaddai (Gn 17:1) God the One
  • Significance of the name: God of the
  • Response: Sarah , Abraham Ishmael
  • The Almighty One calls us to ! (Hb 11:6)

3. The works of the omnipotent God

• • Creation (Gn 1:1)
  • Appointing rulers (Pr 21:1 / Ro 13:1)
  • Life (Gn 2:7)
  • Judgment (Gn 6:17)
  • Order (Co 1:17)
  • Establishing His kingdom (Rv 11:15-17)
  • Sustenance (Mt 6:26)
  • Destruction of evil & death (Rv 20:10-15)
  • Protection (Ps 91 / I Pt 1:5)
  • New Heaven & Earth (Rv 21:1-5)

Personal Reflection

What can the all present, all powerful God do in me and thru me?

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works within us, to Him {be} the glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” Eph 3:20,21